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And they forsook the LORD , and served Baal and Ashtaroth. (KJV)
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וַיַּעַזְב֖וּvai.ya.'az.Vuand they forsook
Lemma: עָזַב (a.zav) · Strong's: H5800A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to leave: forsake
Used 195 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5800A; TAHOT Judges 2:13 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Judges 2:13 word 2
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Judges 2:13 word 3
וַיַּעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.Duand they served
Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to serve: minister
Used 157 times. Also: Exodus 3:12, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 7:16, Exodus 8:1, Exodus 8:20, Exodus 9:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5647H; TAHOT Judges 2:13 word 4
לַבַּ֖עַלla.Ba.'al<to> the Baal
Lemma: בַּעַל (ba.al) · Strong's: H1168A
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)
Meaning: Baal
Used 76 times. Also: Judges 2:11, Judges 3:7, Judges 6:25, Judges 6:28, Judges 6:30, Judges 6:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1168A; TAHOT Judges 2:13 word 5
וְלָעַשְׁתָּרֽוֹת\׃ve.la.'ash.ta.Rotand <to> the Ashtaroth
Lemma: עַשְׁתָּרוֹת (ash.ta.rot) · Strong's: H6252G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: Ashtaroth
Used 6 times. Also: Judges 10:6, 1 Samuel 7:3, 1 Samuel 7:4, 1 Samuel 12:10, 1 Samuel 31:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6252G; TAHOT Judges 2:13 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| for they forsook | → | עָזַב H5800A to leave: forsake |
| Him | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| and served | → | עָבַד H5647H to serve: minister |
| Baal | → | בַּעַל H1168A Baal |
| and the Ashtoreths | → | עַשְׁתָּרוֹת H6252G Ashtaroth |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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